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Ultra Short Throw Projectors

6 products on file in this category, 4 of them with a full review. The rest are verified against the manufacturer's documentation and the live listing while their reviews get written.

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Epson EpiqVision Ultra LS800 ultra short throw laser projector in white, front view, showing the wraparound fabric speaker grille and the glossy top where the light exits
Epson · Ultra Short Throw Projectors

Epson EpiqVision Ultra LS800

The brightest ultra short throw projector you can buy for a room with the lights on, and a good gaming projector, but its gray-ish blacks, single-laser gamut and missing eARC make it the wrong pick for a dark home theater or a lossless Atmos setup.

  • 3-chip 3LCD ultra short-throw design, 4K PRO-UHD by pixel-shift resolution enhancement, at a maximum resolution of 3840 x 2160
  • 4,000 lumens of color brightness (IDMS 15.4) and 4,000 lumens of white brightness (ISO 21118), equal because the 3-chip engine outputs color and white light at the same level
  • Throw ratio 0.16 to 0.40, so an image up to 150 inches from a few inches off the wall
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Hisense L9Q ultra short throw triple laser projector, front view with copper speaker grille and curved top
Hisense · Ultra Short Throw Projectors

Hisense L9Q

The brightest ultra short throw projector on our shelf, reaching its 5,000 lumen rating only at laser level 10, in its brightest modes, with Devialet 6.2.2 sound and four HDMI inputs, for a living room that never goes dark. Skip it if you watch with the lights off, or if DLP rainbows bother you: three instrumented reviewers saw them.

  • 5000 ANSI Lumens brightness from a red, green and blue triple laser light source
  • 0.18 throw ratio, 80 to 200 inch image
  • Dolby Vision, HDR10+, HDR10 and HLG
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Hisense PX3-PRO triple laser ultra short throw projector in gray, front three quarter view with the Harman Kardon speaker bar
Hisense · Ultra Short Throw Projectors

Hisense PX3-PRO

In the registry, no review written yet. The claims below come off the maker's own documentation and the live listing.

  • Red + Green + Blue Trichroma Laser light source
  • 3000 ANSI Lumen brightness and 3000:1 native contrast
  • 0.22:1 throw ratio, 80 to 150 inch image
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XGIMI AURA 2 ultra short throw 4K laser projector in Moonlight Sand fabric, three quarter view with the sliding lid open over the lens
XGIMI · Ultra Short Throw Projectors

XGIMI AURA 2 (New)

A quiet ultra short throw projector for an evening living room, and the build Amazon sells finally runs Google TV with licensed Netflix. Skip it if you watch dark films, notice DLP rainbows or game at 120Hz, and know that XGIMI is already taking reservations for the AURA 3.

  • UST laser projector, DLP with a 0.47 in DMD, 3840 x 2160 standard resolution
  • 2300 ISO Lumens, measured to ISO 21118 in Performance Mode
  • Throw ratio 0.177:1, image size 90 to 150 inches
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AWOL VISION Aetherion Max ultra short throw triple laser projector in silver gray with its cyan front light strip
AWOL Vision · Ultra Short Throw Projectors

AWOL Vision Aetherion Max

The ultra short throw projector to buy if you game on it: three HDMI 2.1 inputs, VRR, and lag under 10 ms at 60Hz on PCMag's tester from Game Mode alone. Leave its Enhanced Black Level off for HDR, skip it if you watch 3D, and plan on 120 to 130 inches rather than the 200 AWOL rates it for.

  • 3300 ISO lumen brightness from an RGB triple pure laser light source with no color wheel
  • 0.2:1 throw ratio, projecting 80 to 200 inch images
  • 6000:1 native contrast with iris, 60000:1 with EBL
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Hisense PL2 Laser Cinema ultra short throw laser projector in graphite, three quarter view on white
Hisense · Ultra Short Throw Projectors

Hisense PL2

In the registry, no review written yet. The claims below come off the maker's own documentation and the live listing.

  • 2700 ANSI Lumens brightness with a 3,000:1 native contrast ratio
  • 0.22 throw ratio, 80 to 150 inch projection size
  • X-Fusion Laser Engine rated for 25,000+ hours
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